I can't remember why I put The Big Country in my list of movies to watch, but as it started to roll I wondered how I could have ever avoided it. Gregory Peck? Charlton Heston? William Wyler? Epic western? Yeah, the cover art in Netflix was a bit of a joke (Peck standing at… Continue reading The Big Country
Month: January 2019
Top Hat
I haven't seen much of Fred Astaire, and probably less of Ginger Rogers, so I view this as my introduction to the pair. And what I saw was actually quite fun, but a couple of healthy steps away from its reputation as something great. The thing is, the movie is really two in one. On… Continue reading Top Hat
Dragon Inn
So, this weekend I decided to watch Dragon Inn. The movie first came to my attention because Grady Hendrix did a commentary track on the Criterion release, and Mr. Hendrix is a friend of a friend of mine. I've met him a couple of times, read most of his books, and find him quite the… Continue reading Dragon Inn
Awe
Awe When I talk about emotion in movies, I usually highlight sadness as the one emotion that I most often look for in a film. If a film can make me genuinely sad, I feel that it has done something difficult and deserves some level of praise. There is one other emotion that I look… Continue reading Awe
I Am the Law
Picking up the Pieces The comic Judge Dredd was made into a film once before as an action vehicle for Sylvester Stallone in the 90s. It's not a complete disaster of a film, but it's surprisingly flat, carries a lot of 90s cheese, and has a shocking amount of Rob Schneider in it. It never turned into… Continue reading I Am the Law